What do ya know....control arm and ball joints going out at 50,000 miles....problem is your warranty wont cover and you can grease something now a days. So im out 500 bucks. One day woman is going to crash because of this issue and then will see what chrysler does...horrible! Just wrong I say!
2007 Jeep Compass suspension complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass. The contact was reversing when an abnormal noise was heard from the front driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local automotive repair facility where he was advised that the lower ball joints were loose and would need to be replaced. The dealer was unable to service the vehicle stating that the vehicle was outside of factory warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 37,000.
Purchased 2007 jeep compass in 4/2010. It is now july and I hear clicking in back when I brake and the front clicks also. I brought it in for an oil change and they told me I also have ball joint issues. I brought it to my mechanic and he told me the same thing. What's going on. My car only has 46,000 miles.
Started hearing a tire noise and clunking when turning or going over bump. Took it to my service man. Car unsafe to drive. Dangerously bad lower ball joints. Had to replace brakes due to this and tire has started to separate due to the looseness of the tire. I have the defective ball joints. My 2007 jeep compass has 41,000 miles on it and this should not have happened. Multiple vehicles have had this problem yet no recall. There was a recall on this 2003 through 2006. Obviously there is still a problem. This problem could be life threatening if the wheel comes off. I was lucky.
Took 2007 jeep compass in for oil change. Mechanic said that car was dangerous to drive as ball joints and control arms needed replaced and were so loose that they may cause accident. Because of cost of repair, took car to jeep dealer for servicing to get a second opinion. They confirmed that the ball joints and control arms do need replaced and that they are dangerously loose. Car is unsafe to drive. Repair estimate is $935 although I'm trying to negotiate since this seems to be a defect with the car.
Ball joints.
I went in to get my oil changed and my tires rotated and was told my car is unsafe to drive and here is what they put on my invoice (verbatim) "needs both lower control arms passenger side front has a really bad ball joint and left outer tie rod end is bad also price to replace both outer tie rod ends and both lower ball joints $1083 plus tax and that includes the alignment!!!!!!!!! Vehicle is unsafe to drive with ball joint is this condition!!!!!!!!!" (literally with all the exclamation marks.) I took the car somewhere else to get repaired (for half the cost) however I believe this is a part failure as I have less than 50k miles.
Went in for new tires and the store reported to me that the lower ball joints were lose and it present a very serious safety issue. This was brought to my attention because the jeep compass had only 27,740 miles on it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep compass. While driving at any speed, the contact heard a rattling sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the outer driver's side tie rod and control arm needed to be replaced. The failure still persists. The current mileage was 53,800 and failure mileage was 6,762. Updated 09/11/09 *bf updated 09/15/09.
Excessive play in front end. Tierods were replaced at 50,000 km they were severely worn.
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